Formula-E World Championship

Despite closing out his greatest Formula E season to date, Jaguar TCS Racing driver Mitch Evans’ valiant shot at the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship title resulted in him coming in runner-up in the Season 8 finale in Seoul. “It’s a shame but I gave it gave my best.” he remarked after the final race in Seoul. “A lot of things had to go right for me to take the championship. I had to win and the leader had to not finish in the points, so that was always going to be a tough ask. But I took it to the last race against the quality of field that we’ve got in Formula E, and I have no regrets.”

Round 15

Driver Sam Bird, sustained a fracture in his left hand during the first lap of round fourteen in London and was replaced by French professional racing driver Norman Nato for rounds 15 and 16. Mitch Evans lined up third on the grid and on the first two corners of a wet Seoul E-Prix, Mitch skilfully overtook both Oliver Rowland and Lucas Di Grassi to take the lead of the race. Within seconds the race was red flagged and the cars returned to the paddock. At the restart, the Jaguar TCS Racing team delivered an incredible strategy to keep the Kiwi at the front of the pack and Mitch went on to secure the win, leading the race from the opening lap until the chequered flag. Norman Nato lined up eleventh on the grid after a promising qualifying session for the Frenchman, who has not driven a Formula E car in a year. In the opening lap of the race, Nato hit the slippery side of the track and ended up with his Jaguar I-TYPE 5 in the barrier, along with seven other drivers. Norman’s Jaguar I-TYPE 5 needed a new nosecone, but the 30-year-old managed to navigate the 1998 Olympic Stadium and carry on the race once it restarted. Norman finished the penultimate round of the Formula E World Championship in thirteenth. The Kiwi headed into Sunday’s finale 21 points behind championship leader Stoffel Vandoorne with 29 points available.

Round 16

In the final race of the season, Mitch Evans lined up thirteenth on the grid after a challenging qualifying session. With a slim chance of the title still to fight for, the 28-year-old was determined to climb his way through the pack. As Mitch has demonstrated all season, he showcased the race pace of the Jaguar I-TYPE 5 and his talent by carving his way into the points within the first five minutes of the race. A 10-minute safety car halted his progress further and he brought his I-TYPE 5 home in seventh. Norman Nato, in his debut weekend for Jaguar TCS Racing, lined up sixteenth on the grid after qualifying eighth in Group A. The Frenchman worked his way through the field before dropping back down to finish the race in sixteenth. Sam Bird finished thirteenth in the overall drivers’ championship after not being able to compete in the final two rounds in Seoul due to an injury. The Seoul E-Prix season finale was the first two races Sam has missed since the inception of Formula E. At the end of the 100th Formula E race and season eight, Jaguar TCS Racing finish fourth in the teams’ world championship with 231 points – the British team’s biggest points haul in Formula E. Jaguar look forward to the fastest, lightest, most efficient electric race car taking to the streets of Mexico City in January 2023 for the start of season nine and the Gen3 era. .

Information for this story from Jaguar TCS Racing, Motorsport.com and Autocar.

Jaguar’s Mitch Evans penultimate victory in Seoul kept the title fight alive.